Behar

How do Ashoka’s Rock Edicts demonstrate a reaction against Vedic religion and traditions? How might Brahman priests find them threatening?

Ahsoka King of Behar https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/india/ashoka-edict… What kind of exertion did Ashoka praise and how was this related to the king’s religion? In what ways were exertion necessary for Buddhism? What is the law of piety? Why might Ashoka have thought it was beneficial to society? How do Ashoka’s Rock Edicts demonstrate a reaction against Vedic […]

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